Barbara Strozzilaan 336
1083 HN Amsterdam
The Netherlands
oil@globalreporting.org

Item 04 – GRI Sector Standards Projectfor Oil, Gas, and Coal – Proposedmember for working group
For GSSB approval
Date

8 October 2020

Meeting

22 October 2020

Project

GRI Sector Standards Project for Oil, Gas, and Coal

Description This proposal follows on from the Proposed Project Working Group
Composition for the Oil, Gas and Coal Sector Standard approved on 27 June
2019. This report sets out a recommendation by the GRI Standards Division tonominate a new member to the PWG to replace a departing PWG member.

This document has been prepared by the GRI Standards Division. It is provided as a convenience toobservers at meetings of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), to assist them infollowing the Board’s discussion. It does not represent an official position of the GSSB. Board
positions are set out in the GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards. The GSSB is the independent
standard setting body of GRI. For more information visit www.globalreporting.org.
© GRI 2020

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The GSSB approved the Project Proposal for an Oil, Gas and Coal Sector Standard on 25 March2019.

45678In line with the GSSB’s Due Process Protocol, a multi-stakeholder Project Working Group(hereafter ‘PWG’) was called upon to develop content for an Oil, Gas, and Coal Sector Standard.
The GRI Standards Division (Standards Division) prepared the Terms of Reference for the Oil, Gasand Coal Project Working Group and the Application Form. The open call for applications started
on 4 April 2019 and finished on 4 May 2019.

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The proposed composition for the Oil, Gas and Coal PWG was presented to the GSSB for approvalon 27 of June 2019. GSSB Decision 2019.13 resolved to approve Item 02 – Proposed ProjectWorking Group Composition for the Oil, Gas and Coal Sector Standard

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Following the decision to separate oil and gas contents from coal contents, the SD proposes anumber of management measures in Item 02 – Cover note to exposure draft of Sector Standard: Oiland Gas to ensure a smooth development process.

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Helen Murphy, IPIECA who was temporarily appointed to the PWG on 10 December 2019, GSSB
Decision 2019.21, has informed the Standards Division of her decision to leave IPIECA as well asvacate her seat on the PWG, earlier this summer. Ms. Murphy’s appointment was a temporary
replacement for Ms. Collacott, IPIECA, on maternity leave until 2021. Continued discussions withIPIECA representatives indicated that Ms. Collacott, will not resume her membership on the PWGby 2021.

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The Standards Division proposes the addition of new representative from IPIECA – a global oil andgas industry association for advancing environmental and social performance in the sector – to thePWG. This will ensure continuity in perspective and business representation, important for thedelivery and adoption of this first Sector Standard.

252627The upcoming work of the PWG will focus on reviewing and responding to significant comments
raised during the public comment period held from 8 July to 6 October, on the draft of the first pilot
Sector Standard: Oil and Gas.

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This paper details the proposed replacement from IPIECA to join the Oil, Gas and Coal PWG.

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Selection process and criteria

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In line with the Due Process Protocol, the PWG membership should reflect a balance of multistakeholder constituencies. As a minimum, the PWG shall have at least one person drawn from eachof the constituencies on which the membership of the GSSB is based: Business Enterprise (orreporters more generally), Civil Society, Investment Institutions, Labor, and Mediating Institutions.

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According to the Terms of Reference for the Oil, Gas and Coal Project Working Group, theprincipal criterion for selecting PWG members is the identification of the best profiles for the job.
Selection criteria also include relevant knowledge and experience in Oil, Gas and Coal andavailability to perform the role. Geographical, gender and cultural diversity are also considered.

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The following criteria have been considered:

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relevant knowledge of sustainability reporting for the sector
familiarity with the needs of users of sustainability reports

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related experience with multi-stakeholder initiatives
understanding of and willingness to work in a consensus-based, multi-stakeholder PWG
ability to participate in PWG meetings held in English and provide written English feedback
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Proposed member for the PWG

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The Standards Division proposes Isabel Miranda, Senior Manager for Social Responsibility andSustainable Development, for the Oil, Gas and Coal PWG. Isabel Miranda meets the selection
criteria outlined in the terms of reference for this committee. Her bio is presented below for GSSB
consideration.
Constituency: Business Enterprise
Job title:
Senior Manager for Social
Responsibility andSustainable Development
Organization:
IPIECA

Region: Europe(United Kingdom)

Biographical note:• Senior Manager for Social Responsibility and Sustainable
Development at IPIECA – the oil and gas industry
association for advancing environmental and social issues.
Her responsibilities include managing the reporting, social
responsibility and human rights working groups.
• External affair professional with over 20-year experience
across different industries with particular emphasis in theOil and Gas sector. Her main areas of expertise include
government relations, social risk mitigation and developing
strategies to engage with external stakeholders. Having
worked across geographies and cultures in Latin America,
Europe, West Africa and the Caspian Region, has developed
a competence to link corporate strategy to specificdeliverables at a local level, particularly in emerging
economies that can support business objectives.
• Has held various senior roles in multinational organizations
including, BP, ExxonMobil and Petrofac, prior to IPIECA.
• As the Head of Government and Community Relations at
Petrofac’s Integrated Energy Services division, she wasresponsible for overseeing Petrofac’s external stakeholder
relations in various geographies with particular emphasis on
Mexico, Tunisia and Romania. Worked for BP, where she
was part of a major project involving the construction of apipeline in the Caspian and the inclusion of civil society tomonitor and provide inputs during the construction phase.
• Has also worked for the Mexican Government in theMinistry of Foreign Affairs and is a Board Member of theMexican Chamber of Commerce in the UK, a member ofChatham House and the LSE Alumni Society. She holds aMasters Degree in Politics and International Relations fromthe London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Summary of experience:• Involved in overseeing the relations with international
financial institutions financing the BTC Pipeline Project in
the Caspian region. Also responsible for a major
consultation initiative involving the government,communities and civil society in Azerbaijan, Georgia andTurkey.

Page 4 of 5••••Designed a strategic plan 5-year plan on sustainable
development for a major oil services company in Mexicoand thereafter led its implementation on the ground.
Experience in Sustainability Reporting in the Oil and Gas
Sector. Involved both at corporate levels at BP with thedevelopment of the Sustainability Report.
Headed multi-stakeholder consultation in Equatorial Guinea
to improve the delivery of a more strategic community
investment plan.
Advised the non-for-profit sector, supporting the John
Smith Trust (JST) to promote good governance and the ruleof law in the Former Soviet Union Countries and CentralAsia.

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